Whittard

This cute little tea shop appears to be in every building here in London. They have a good selection of products and good customer service. I unwittingly went on Boxing Day (who knew that UK's Boxing Day is like the US's Black Friday??!!! I must've been living under a rock all these years!!) and this place was wild with tourists shopping over each other. But the staff have the patience of saints. I'd have lost my marbles if folks behaved like this at a store. They didn't bat an eyelid and kept helping everyone through the chaos. I have mad respect for them!

Yikes! Hello tourist central!

Popped in after work to get a tea pot and some mugs for my tea-monster of a boyfriend and to be honest the experience was a bit of a disaster in terms of being stuck in a TINY shop in a swarm of tourists all trying to work out which English teas to take home as souvenirs.

The service was very slow although I'm pretty sure it was the girl on the till's first day so I can't be too mean about that. On the plus side I found exactly what I wanted and there is another store just a stone's throw away on Lower Regent Street which is slightly larger and was, at the time I popped in, less crowded.

Expect this shop to be busy at all times - it's extremely small and they're in one of the most popular tourist areas in London, right next to Piccadilly Circus. Let's face it - tourist of local - everyone loves a cuppa tea!

Their black tea is of excellent quality. We bought some flavoured black tea and organic Earl Grey (125 g packets for 5£). The packets are beautiful as a gift, but they are expensive. In this shop you can also buy glassware, teapots, infusers, etc. Everything what makes tea lovers happy. But the accessories are quite expensive.
The shop is small and the service is friendly.

Stopped in to buy a souvenir tea cup. This store really is packed to the brim with tourists. The line was so long and there was barely any space to move around. However, they have some endearing tea cups and some tasty tea. I should have bought a box... or two. Shame shame on me.